9 September 2026
Amazon Cargo Jet Crash: What Went Wrong in Miami
Amazon freighter crash details are getting clearer: the NTSB says the jet touched down about 1,000 feet long and may have gone to full thrust before leaving the runway in Miami. FreightWaves’ Eric Kulisch breaks down what investigators know so far about the Amazon-contracted 767, the missing braking/safety systems, runway impacts at MIA, and why this load may have been more than just Amazon parcels. Watch for the latest on the Miami cargo plane crash, the NTSB timeline, and what it means for air cargo operators. A Boeing 767 freighter operated by 21 Air — a small North Carolina-based contractor flying for Amazon — overran the runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday afternoon after arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico on its third flight of the day. The crash killed five of seven people riding in an Econoline van used by an aircraft cleaning contractor, and left wreckage strewn across a road and into a grassy field beyond the airport perimeter.
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